I’m often opposed to people saying they enjoy “people watching”, as it generally boils down to making fun of homeless or mentally ill people. They already deal with everyday struggles, only to be compounded by boring suburbanites looking for a quirky, goofy fun time. I’d be remiss to say I…

The Yankees walking into PNC Park drummed up excitement in the Pittsburgh baseball universe not seen since the wild card era of the early-mid 2010s. A team of promising young talent meeting with one of the strongest regular-season teams in years set up the first sellout for the stadium in…

As of the summer solstice, Pittsburgh has experienced unreal levels of hope that haven’t been recorded in nearly a decade. Not since Russell Martin left the ballpark off of Johnny Cueto in the 2013 Wild Card game has Buctober been even a figment of imagination. It seems the young stars…

Your cardiologist breaks you the unfortunate news — cholesterol has clogged the main line out of your heart and you need an aortic bypass. You spend time evaluating surgeons and finally settle on one to invest your life into. As you’re going under, he tells you, “Well, I guess there’s…

NCAA Basketball’s Selection Sunday is a magical day for many players and fans. With the exception of the bourgeoisie at schools like Kentucky, Duke, or Kansas, seeing your team’s name light up across that CBS screen is the quintessential mark of a successful season. This holds especially true for the…

The Yinzer status quo is to incomprehensibly overreact to anything and everything the Steelers do, and to have our boys in black and gold kick off the NFL preseason with all of the lights in them is a blessing and I would be remiss to not perform the duty of…

NFL Draft season is approaching and this is the time of year that everyone becomes a scouting expert. Whether you rely on player comparisons, team fits, or analytics, I can assure you no one cares. NFL GMs spend their lives looking at these players and you just watch a lot…

The sports world is coming down from its ultimate high at the moment, as the opening weekend of the NCAA Basketball Tournament has long been heralded as an overload of action. The term “upset” rarely has more meaning than it did over the past weekend, and teams like Oral Roberts…